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Monthly burned area for the MODIS and VIIRS products for 2024 displayed in FIRMS.

VIIRS Global Burned Area Product Added to FIRMS

The VIIRS product provides continuity to the MODIS-generated NASA standard science burned area product.

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Sept. 24, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image of smoke emanating from fires in Washington State, USA and British Columbia, Canada on 17 September 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.

Smoke From Fires in Washington State, U.S. and British Columbia, Canada

Image captured September 17, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 18, 2025

OPERA Vegetation Disturbance Status layer from 18 August 2025 showing burned area in shades of yellow to red as a result of the Gifford Fire, CA.

Vegetation Disturbance from the Gifford Fire

Image for August 18, 2025, derived from OPERA's Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 Land Surface Disturbance data.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 28, 2025

False-color corrected reflectance image of wildfires and burned areas in Portugal and Northern Spain on 14 August 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 satellite.

Wildfires in Portugal and Northern Spain

This image was captured on August 14, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 14, 2025

False-color corrected reflectance image of the Gifford Fire, central California on 7 August 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 satellite

Gifford Fire, California

This image was captured on August 7, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 8, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image of wildfires burning in Izmir Province, Turkey was captured on July 3, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform.

Wildfires in Izmir Province, Turkey

Image captured July 3, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

July 3, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image of smoke emanating from wildfires on the the island of Chios, Greece on 23 June 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 satellite

Wildfires in Chios, Greece

Image captured June 23, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

June 26, 2025

Wildland fire smoke is visible in this Suomi NPP VIIRS true color imagery, which was acquired on June 1, 2025

Viewing Smoke in FIRMS

FIRMS was used to track the spread of smoke plumes during the Canadian wildland fires in June 2025.

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June 17, 2025

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